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THIRSTON. 639 THOMPSON. Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. The union poor-house is situated in the Sutton Road. THIRSTON, EAST AND WEST, a tnshp. in the par. of Felton, E. div. of Morpeth ward, co. Northumber- land, 1 mile S.E. of Felton, and 10 miles S. of Alnwick. At West Thirston the Presbyterians have a chapel and a day school. THIRTLEBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Swine, middle div. of Holderaess wap., East Riding co. York. 4 miles N. of Headon, and 7 N.E. of Hull. THISTLETON, a limit, in the par. of Kirkham, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.W. of Kirk- ham. It is joined with Greenalgh to form a township. THISTLETON, a par. in the hund. of Alstoe, co. Rutland, 11 miles N.W. of Stamford, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Oakham. The village is situated on the border of the cos. Leicester and Lincoln. It is mentioned in Domesday survey as Tisterton, and belonged to Eric and Sivard, the Saxons. The Cottesmore hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 118. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. There is a free school, endowed with an annuity of 36. Lady Mary Fludyer is lady of the manor and chief landowner. THIXENDALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Wharram- Percy, wap. of Buckrose, East Riding co. York, 8 miles N.E. of Pocklington, and 2 from Burdale railway station. The village is situated near Thixendale Wold. There is a school for both sexes, supported by Lady Sykes, and in which divine service is performed. The Wes- leyans have a chapel. THOCKRINGTON, a par. in tho N.E. div. of Tin- dale ward, co. Northumberland, 11 miles N.E. of Hex- ham, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Bellingham. The village is situated near the ancient Watling Street. The par. contains the tnshps. of Little Bavington, Gary Coats, and Sweethope. The soil consists of clay and loam, and is in general rich and well cultivated. There are numerous freestone and limestone quarries, a pro- ductive colliery, and formerly a lead mine. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. i'48, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is of great antiquity, situated on an eminence. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. An ancient boundary stone, supposed to be of Roman origin, was found here in 1839, and has been erected on the epot where Mr. Forster, M.P., on the 6th of October, 1715, harangued the assembled gentry of the county, including the Earl of Derwentwater, on the advantages of raising Prince James Stuart to tho throne. C. C. Shafto, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. THOLTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Alne, wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Easingwold, and 5 E. of Boroughbridge. The village is situated on a branch of the river Ouse, and near the Great North of England railway. About 1 mile distance from the village is " Ten-Mile Hill." The common was enclosed in 1800. There are a village school, and a chapel for the Wesleyans, at which a Sunday-school is also held. W. F. Webb, Esq., is lord of the manor. THOMAS-CLOSE, a tnshp. in the par. of Hutton-in- the-Forest, ward of Leath, co. Cumberland, 8 miles N.W. of Penrith. THOMAS, ST., a hmlt. in the par. of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, near Swansea. THOMAS, ST., a vil. in the par. of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. THOMAS, ST., THE APOSTLE, a par. in the N. div. of East hund., co. Cornwall. It adjoins the borough of Launceston, its post town, and includes the hmlt. of St. Thomas Street. The village is situated on the Kensey stream. There are quarries of good building- utone, and manganese is obtained. In the vicinity is a portion of the wall of the canonry founded by Bishop Warlewast in 1126. At the Dissolution its revenue was valued at 354 0. lid. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 110, in the patron, of the rate- payers. The church stands on the site of the priory, and contains some ancient tombs. The Launceston grammar school, and the National schools for the parishes of St. Thomas and St. Stephen are situated in this parish. At Kestelwood are vestiges of ancient earth- works. THOMAS, ST., THE APOSTLE, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon, 1 mile S.W. of Exeter, its post town. The village is situated on the river Exe, which is here crossed by a bridge connecting it with Exeter. Near the river is the site of a small priory of Black Canons, founded in Henry III.'s reign as a cell to Plympton. The Poor-law Union comprises 49 parishes or places. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 237. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas, was erected in 1412, and enlarged in 1829. There are also chapels-of-ease at Exwick and Oldridge. The charities produce about 15 per annum, of which 10 belong to William Gould's school for 24 children. THOMAS-STREET, a hmlt. in the bar. of Athlone, co. Roscommon, Ireland, 11 miles N.W. of Athlone. THOMASTOWN, a par., post and market town, in the bar. of Gowran, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 10 miles S.E. of Kilkenny. It is a station on the Waterford and Kilkenny Junction railway. The surface consists of good soil, and is well cultivated. The parish is traversed by tho river Nore, which is spanned by a bridge, built in 1792. The living is a rect. in tho aioc. of Ossory, joined with two others, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was erected partly by means of a loan from the lato Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel has an altar-piece from the ruins of the abbey of Jerpoint. There are two public, three private, and two Sunday schools. The principal residences are Mount Juliet, the seat of the Earl of Carrick, Dangan Lodge, and Coolmore. The town contains some well-built houses, with a bank, bridewell, court-house, police station, dispensary, two breweries, and several flour mills. This place derives its name from the founder, Thomas Fitz-Anthony Walsh, seneschal of Leinster. The ruins of Jerpoint Abbey, of a Dominican abbey, Grenan Castle, and Dysett Castle, the birthplace of Bishop Berkeley, in 1684, are all within a short distance ot the town. There are quarries of limestone and good building-stone. This town was formerly a. borough, and returned two members to parliament before the Union. Petty sessions are held every other week. Market days are Monday and Saturday. Fairs are held on the 17th March, 2.5th May, 29th June, and 15th September. THOMASTOWN, a vil. in tho bar. of Clanwilliam, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N.E. of Tipperary. It is situated near the river Suir. The principal residence is Thomnstown House, the seat of Viscount Chabot. There are a school, a police station, and the ruins of the church, the burial-place of tho family of Mathew. THOMASTOWN, a par. in .the bar. of East OBaly, co. Kildare, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Rathanger. It gives name to a Poor-law Union. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Dublin, Glcndalagh, and Kildare, val. with two others, 200. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. THOMLEY, a hmlt. in tho par. of Waterperry, co. Oxford, 5 miles N.W. of Thame, on the river Thame. THOMPSON, a par. in the hund. of Wayland, co. Norfolk, 3 miles E. of Watton, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Thetford railway station. The village is situated on the river Wissey. There was formerly a college or chantry foramaster and five chaplains, founded in 1349, and valued at the Dissolution at 52 15*. Id, In the vicinity is a mere called Thompson's Water, and a large portion of heath. The soil is light, with a subsoil of clay and black gravel. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 49, in the patron, of Hems- worth's trustees. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is of great antiquity. In tho churchyard are the ruins of a North chapel. The parochial charities produce about 25 per annum. THOMPSON, a par. in the hund. of Coombs-Ditch, co. Dorset, 6 miles S.E. of Blanford-Forum. There is no village. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Sails-